Canada

More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ...

Aug 14, 2025

Fact File: Canadian misidentified as CDC headquarters shooter

Social media posts falsely claimed a Canadian teen, Silas Kruger, was responsible for a shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday that lef...

Aug 14, 2025

Judge overstepped his authority in ruling against Quebec's language law: appeal court

MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal says a provincial court judge overstepped his jurisdiction when he ruled that part of the province's language law is unconstitutional. In May 2024, Quebec court Jud...

Aug 14, 2025

Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific

A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enforcement chief ...

Aug 14, 2025

U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department has released a new human rights report that takes aim at Canada's Online News Act. The bill, which requires Meta and Google to compensate news publishers for the use...

Aug 14, 2025

Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region

TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province's southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province...

Aug 14, 2025

Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English

MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign. The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to i...

Aug 14, 2025

Judge reduces suspension for two Montreal officers sanctioned for lying to watchdog

MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge has overturned the majority of the sanctions against two Montreal police officers who were suspended for lying about their interactions with an inmate who died in custo...

Aug 14, 2025

Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case

OTTAWA - Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families. The settlement is meant to compensate ...

Aug 14, 2025

Fact File: No truth to online claims of dramatic drop in potato exports to U.S.

While Canadians wait for news of an improved trade situation with the United States, false reports about quiet deals with other countries have begun to fill the void. Recently, unfounded claims have s...

Aug 14, 2025